The gap between Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney is nowhere near as big as this years AFL ladder suggests, Suns livewire Jack Martin says.The competitions two newest clubs clash on Saturday at Metricon Stadium as two very different seasons for the Suns and Giants slowly draw to a close.GWS have qualified for their first finals campaign and are in genuine premiership contention, but the Suns - who entered the competition a year earlier - are again limping to the finish line after another year destroyed by injury.The stark contrast in fortunes has led to criticism of the way Gold Coast used their initial player and draft concessions, with some even labelling the decision to recruit Gary Ablett as a multi-million dollar mistake.Martin, however, believes the Suns will make up lost ground next year on their expansion contemporaries.Obviously. theyre a fantastic footy side. Its a credit to them how well theyve done, Martin told AAP.Theyve played some exciting footy this year and theyre going to be tough this weekend.But I dont think were too far away from them.We dont want to use injuries as an excuse but, once we do get those players back and get another full pre-season into us, things will be different.Gold Coast have used an AFL-high 39 players this season but the silver lining is increased depth, with injuries giving younger and less-experienced players more opportunities at the top level.Martin, who began his career as a forward, has been used to fill holes across midfield and even across half-back, where he impressed in last weekends narrow loss to Melbourne.But the 21-year-old still believes he plays his best football inside 50.Once we get the guys back in, I hope Ive still got a spot in the team, Martin joked.But I think Im still a forward.Hopefully, in a couple of years time when I get a lot bigger and stronger, I can push into the midfield. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After another subpar performance by quarterback Blake Bortles and receiver Allen Robinson, the Jacksonville Jaguars put them in a room so they could get on the same page.It was a clear reaction to Robinsons increased aggravation, Bortles continued inaccuracy and a seven-game losing streak that mostly can be blamed on the teams offensive failures.I think both of them are frustrated, obviously, because theyre not getting the numbers that they had last year and obviously the wins arent coming, so I think they feel that they both can help this team so much, but they have to get on the same page, offensive coordinator Nate Hackett said Thursday.I think its one of those things is the more they talk, the more theyre together. I think its just going to keep their relationship going and allow them to get to where they were last year.Bortles threw 35 touchdown passes in 2015, 14 of them to Robinson.Bortles set several team records and looked like a franchise quarterback. Robinson was his go-to guy, finishing with 1,400 yards and making the Pro Bowl in his second season.Its been a struggle since.Bortles has clearly regressed , his sloppy mechanics leading to poor footwork and bad throws weekly. He has 20 touchdowns and a league-high 19 turnovers for the Jaguars (2-10), who host the Minnesota Vikings (6-6) on Sunday.Robinson has 56 receptions for 622 yards and six scores. But he has eight catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in the past three games, and the Jaguars have gone more than a month without a play gaining at least 30 yards.A second-round draft pick from Penn State in 2014, Robinson averaged 17.5 yards a catch last season and had 13 receptions of at least 30 yards. Hes averaging 11.1 yards a catch this season and has just one reception of at least 30 yards.Robinsons dissatisfaction became obvious in a 20-10 loss at Denver on Sunday. He ripped off his helmet and starting yelling att an official after a failed fourth down conversion early in the fourth quarter.ddddddddddddRobinson thought he was interfered with on the play, but no flags were thrown.Robinson vented after the game, too, mocking the amazing officiating and adding that hes never been this frustrated playing the game of football in my life.A day later, Robinson and Bortles were hashing out their problems with Hackett.Its hard because its frustrating, Bortles said. I know he gets unbelievably frustrated with everything going on as am I.Both of us have a respect for each other and we both have rooted for each other and I think are on the same page, but I think there comes a time and a point where we need to sit down and just talk about it. And not in a negative way at all, lets just find out a way to get on the same page so we can make plays.Robinson declined to discuss specifics of the meeting Thursday, saying thats between me, Blake and Nate.Theres surely no one person to blame for Jacksonvilles yearlong offensive woes. No doubt, Bortles has been the main issue.But coach Gus Bradley fired offensive coordinator Greg Olson in late October because he was unhappy with the teams commitment to the run game, and Robinson has bobbled three passes that resulted in interceptions.We want those connections to happen and I think weve just got to continue to work and just continue to play, Hackett said.I think both of them press because they care so much. Its almost like their biggest weakness. They care so much and they want to be good so bad and they just want to take it to another level that its almost sometimes they press a little too much instead of just playing and going out there and doing what they both do well.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '